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by MarkW78
18 Feb 2010 11:11
Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
Topic: Former supermarket, Elyria, Ohio
Replies: 27
Views: 18201

Re: Former supermarket, Elyria, Ohio

It took me a few days to track down, but I did find out the history of the Abbe Road store. It was built by A&P. I don't know when or how long their store was in business. The company I work for opened the present Apples store in 1979. If you pm me your contact information, I will talk to the st...
by MarkW78
10 Feb 2010 11:49
Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
Topic: Former supermarket, Elyria, Ohio
Replies: 27
Views: 18201

Re: Former supermarket, Elyria, Ohio

Another superstore was right on Rt. 20 in Norwalk which appears to have been under UFCW 880 and separate from the still-open Sandusky store. Apples took this one over, and it's now closed. I think you mean Route 250 in Norwalk. The company that I work for owns the Apples name from Lorain County wes...
by MarkW78
25 Jan 2010 13:17
Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
Topic: Former supermarket, Elyria, Ohio
Replies: 27
Views: 18201

Re: Former supermarket, Elyria, Ohio

Thanks for the clarifications. I think both Big Lots and Save A Lot took over that same Kroger building (correct me if I'm wrong...I think Big Lots is in the front and Save A Lot is in the rear. The building that I am referring is (at present) only Big Lots. It may have been a Save A Lot at some po...
by MarkW78
06 Jan 2010 11:29
Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
Topic: Former supermarket, Elyria, Ohio
Replies: 27
Views: 18201

Re: Former supermarket, Elyria, Ohio

I stand corrected. I have talked with several people (including some in the grocery biz at the time) that said that Drug Mart's portion of the building was built for Drug Mart (added later) and the portion where Goodwill is was in fact a Kroger. Some (but not all) of those that I talked to believe t...
by MarkW78
03 Jan 2010 19:01
Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
Topic: Former supermarket, Elyria, Ohio
Replies: 27
Views: 18201

Re: Former supermarket, Elyria, Ohio

Most of this is, sadly, before my time (I always seem to miss the good stuff). I do remember shopping at Fazio's in Oberlin with my Grandma and at Kroger in Elyria with my other Grandma. The old Fazio's in Oberlin is now their public library. The Kroger store in Elyria that was on Abbe Road was a fe...